Domestic Violence

Sex Offender Register needed?

A Sex Offender Register For Namibia? Right Idea, Wrong Solution In 2017, hundreds of people gathered outside a house in Katutura in reaction to reports that the occupants were abducting and dismembering children. According to news reports, police deployed 20 police vehicles and a helicopter, and ended up having to use...

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Combating of Domestic Violence Amendment Bill

The Combating of Domestic Violence Amendment Bill was introduced in Parliament on 23 February 2022. You can find a copy of the bill here, and a PowerPoint presentation explaining the amendments to the left. We generally welcome the Bill, but were very concerned to see that it fails to address the exclusion...

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